perfect fifth
Noun
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Noun
perfect fifth (plural perfect fifths)
- (music) an interval equal to that of between the second and third harmonics of the harmonic series; in equal temperament, an interval of seven semitones spanning five degrees of the diatonic scale. It is enharmonically equivalent to a diminished sixth.
- The perfect fifth has a pitch ratio close to 3:2.
- P5
- French: quinte juste
- German: reine Quinte
- Italian: quinta giusta
- Spanish: quinta justa
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